A21 - (B) SOW_BS_TOWING - 09-22-2025_Final.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

SHIP TOWING & TUG ASSIST SERVICES

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WILMINGTON DISTRICT

MULTI-PURPOSE VESSEL (MPV) “BRANDY STATION”

Monday, September 22, 2025

1. GENERAL: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supplies, materials, vessels and services to provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) “Brandy Station” (hereafter referred to as the “Brandy Station”) with Ship Towing and Tug Assist services to facilitate departure from the USCG Station dock in Freeport, TX and towing to a final destination at Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LCC, in Houma, LA.

Figure 1: MPV “Brandy Station”

1.1. VESSEL DATA:

Name: MPV “BRANDY STATION” Class: Runnymede (2000 Class) Type: Landing Craft Utility (LCU-2005) Length: 174’ feet (53 m) Beam: 42’ feet (13 m) Draft: 9’ feet (2.7 m) light

8’ feet (2.4 m) loaded / 4 ft (1.2 m) Capacity: 350 short tons (318 tons) Displacement: 575 long tons (584 tons) – light

1,087 long tons (1,104 tons) - loaded Speed: 11.5 knots (13.2 mph) Range: 10,000 nm at 12 kn – light

6,500 nm at 10 kn – loaded Crane Weight: 117.41 long tons (wet) Total Fuel Capacity 91,937.34 gallons Fuel onboard for Tow NTE 30,000 gallons Lube Oil 444.34 gallons Hydraulic Oil 771.59 gallons BowThruster Fuel Day Tank 236.98 gallons Emergency Generator Fuel Day Tank 77.14 gallons

In the performance of this contract the Contractor shall comply with the following documents and any references proscribed in this contract.

1.2. EM 385-1-1, Safety and Occupational Health Requirements (Revision 15-MAR-2024)

1.2.1. Download from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Publications website:

https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/USACE-Publications/Engineer-Manuals/

1.2.2. Install App from the “Google Play Store” or the “Apple App Store” online:

* Search for “EM 385-1-1 Safety Manual (15-MAR-2024)

1.2.2.1. Apple App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/em-385-1-1-2024-manual/id1051395307?platform=iphone

1.2.2.2. Google Play Store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navfac.usace.safety

1.3. Federal & State Transportation Laws & Regulations

1.4. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 33 / Chapter I / Subchapter P / Part 164

1.4.1. § 164.72 - Navigational-safety equipment, charts or maps, and publications required on towing vessels.

1.4.2. § 164.76 - Towline and terminal gear for towing alongside and pushing ahead.

1.4.3. § 164.74 - Towline and terminal gear for towing astern.

https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/USACE-Publications/Engineer-Manuals/ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/em-385-1-1-2024-manual/id1051395307?platform=iphone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/em-385-1-1-2024-manual/id1051395307?platform=iphone https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navfac.usace.safety https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/chapter-I/subchapter-P/part-164/section-164.72 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/chapter-I/subchapter-P/part-164/section-164.76 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/chapter-I/subchapter-P/part-164/section-164.74

1.4.4. § 164.78 - Navigation under way: Towing vessels.

1.5. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 40 (Protection of Environment, Chapter I - Environmental Protection Agency).

1.6. U.S. Navy Towing Manual / SL740-AA-MAN-010-rev4

https://safe.menlosecurity.com/doc/docview/viewer/docNEDBEEDB0468Ed76642dc406937528 8383e2794c508166f9830804d3fecc4d1e0c58e921eb616

2. SPECIFICATIONS: The Contractor shall provide all towing and tug assist services required to safely tow the Brandy Station from the dock at the USCG Station in Freeport, TX to the Terrebonne Port Commission dock in Houma, LA.

2.1. TUG REQUIREMENTS:

2.1.1. Must be U.S. flagged, ABS class certified and crewed by USCG Certified personnel.

Provide documentation to the Contracting Officer (KO).

2.1.1.1. Towing Vessel Operating Certificate

2.1.1.2. SOLAS Compliance Certification

2.1.1.3. Crew Certification Documents

2.1.2. Continuous towing capability to accommodate various types of towing (to include alongside, astern, emergency, push) with appropriate emergency response measures.

2.1.3. OPERATIONAL UPDATES and LOGS shall be submitted via email DAILY by 1200-hrs EST to the following:

2.1.3.1. Joen Petersen, Chief of Floating Plant joen.a.petersen@usace.army.mil

2.1.3.2. George Fadok, Port Captain george.t.fadok@usace.army.mil

2.1.3.3. Scott Aiken, Engineering Technician / TPOC michael.s.aiken@usace.army.mil

2.1.4. MINIMUM TOW SPEED = 6 knots

2.2. CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS:

2.2.1. Responsible for the provision of fuel, crew, insurance, and all towing gear, to include lights.

2.2.2. Responsible for locating and providing a safe location to hook up the tow and prepare the Brandy Station for towing to Louisiana.

2.2.3. Environmental Protection: The Contractor shall adhere to all applicable environmental https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/chapter-I/subchapter-P/part-164/section-164.78 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40 https://safe.menlosecurity.com/doc/docview/viewer/docNEDBEEDB0468Ed76642dc4069375288383e2794c508166f9830804d3fecc4d1e0c58e921eb616 https://safe.menlosecurity.com/doc/docview/viewer/docNEDBEEDB0468Ed76642dc4069375288383e2794c508166f9830804d3fecc4d1e0c58e921eb616 mailto:joen.a.petersen@usace.army.mil mailto:george.t.fadok@usace.army.mil mailto:michael.s.aiken@usace.army.mil regulations and implement best practices to prevent pollution during operations. This includes spill prevention and response plans. These plans shall be made available upon request from the Contracting Officer or the COR assigned to this contract.

2.2.4. Acquisition of all necessary clearances and permits, to include port permissions.

2.2.5. Protection & Indemnity (P&I) coverage.

2.2.6. Tug Hull & Machinery insurance.

2.2.7. Pollution Liability coverage (minimum $1M).

2.2.8. Contractor shall indemnify the charterer against all losses or damages arising from towing operations.

2.3. VESSEL CARGO LOAD LIST:

2.3.1. CARGO ON DECK: (NTE TOTAL = 281,000-lbs)

2.3.1.1. GROVE GHC-140 Crane 240,000 lbs (dry) / 263,000 lbs (wet)

2.3.1.2. Dredge Pump 18,000 lbs

2.3.2. FLUIDS: (NTE TOTAL = 265,659-lbs)

2.3.2.1. Potable Water NTE 4,656 gallons = 38,779 lbs

2.3.2.2. Fuel NTE 32,000 gallons = 226,880 lbs

2.3.3. BALLAST:

2.3.3.1. Final ballast weight and distribution will be determined once the vessel is fully loaded, and trim/list adjustments are made.

2.4. Sea State Limitations: The maximum sea state conditions under which the Contractor is authorized to perform towing operations shall be limited to sea state 6’ or less.

2.5. CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER (CLIN) BREAKDOWN

CLIN DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT UNIT COST TOTAL COST

0001 TOWING Service from Freeport, TX to

Houma, LA (approximately 300 nm) 1 job $ $

TOTAL ESTIMATE = $

2.6. VESSEL PICTURES and REFERENCE INFORMATION:

Figure 2: Brandy Station Bow

Figure 3: Port Bow Panama Canal & Tow Bitt

3. DELIVERY LOCATIONS and POINTS OF CONTACT (POC’s):

3.1. ORIGIN: U.S. Coast Guard Station / Sector Houston-Galveston

Station Freeport 823 Coast Guard Drive Freeport, TX 77541

(979) 233-4107

(979) 871-9555

Figure 4: USCG in Freeport, TX

3.2. DESTINATION: THOMA-SEA MARINE CONSTRUCTORS, LLC

137 Barry Belanger Street Houma, LA 70363

POC: CAPTAIN BILL PURVIS

985-853-0620 bill@thoma-sea.com https://thoma-sea.com/ https://www.bing.com/maps?q=U.S.+Coast+Guard+Station+Sector+Houston-Galveston+Station+Freeport+823+Coast+Guard+Drive+Freeport%2C+TX+77541&FORM=HDRSC6&cp=28.944419%7E-95.302638&lvl=10.1 https://www.bing.com/maps?q=U.S.+Coast+Guard+Station+Sector+Houston-Galveston+Station+Freeport+823+Coast+Guard+Drive+Freeport%2C+TX+77541&FORM=HDRSC6&cp=28.944419%7E-95.302638&lvl=10.1 mailto:bill@thoma-sea.com https://thoma-sea.com/

3.3. POINTS OF CONTACT (POC’s):

Talon Smith, Master 252-725-7814 Joen Petersen, Chief of Floating Plant 757-927-1297 George Fadok, Port Captain 910-622-2962 Colby Johnson, Chief Engineer 252-269-5245 Paul Hedge, Assistant Engineer 209-986-5906 David Rabalais, Executive Director 985-873-6428 Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC 985-853-0620

3.4. FEDERAL HOLIDAYS: No work shall be scheduled on the following federal holidays:

New Year’s Day Wednesday, January 1, 2025 Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday Monday, January 20, 2025 Washington’s Birthday Monday, February 17, 2025 Memorial Day Monday, May 26, 2025 Juneteenth National Independence Day Thursday, June 19, 2025 Independence Day Friday, July 4, 2025 Labor Day Monday, September 1, 2025 Columbus Day Monday, October 13, 2025 Veterans Day Tuesday, November 11, 2025 Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 27, 2025 Christmas Day Thursday, December 25, 2025

4. TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT (TPOC):

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District 69 Darlington Avenue Wilmington, NC 28403-1343

TPOC: SCOTT AIKEN

910-251-4835 michael.s.aiken@usace.army.mil

5. PERIOD of PERFORMANCE (POP): Anytime between (W) 15-OCT-2025 and (M) 17-NOV-2025 TO BE COORDINATED 72 hrs prior to start of the Tow.

6. INVOICING: INVOICE(S) SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE TPOC (section 4) through the United States Postal Service (USPS) or via email (preferred), upon completion of services and delivery of the Brandy Station back to a safe dockage at a mutually agreed upon location, to be determined prior to departure from Freeport, TX.

6.1. The following information is REQUIRED ON ALL INVOICES & MUST BE EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS ON THE CONTRACT document.

mailto:michael.s.aiken@usace.army.mil

6.1.1. CONTRACT # W912PM25P---- (exactly as it appears on the Contract)

6.1.2. INVOICE # ___________________

6.1.3. COMPANY NAME and ADDRESS (exactly as it appears on the Contract)

6.1.4. INVOICED CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERS (CLINs) (e.g., 0001, 0002, etc.) (exactly as it appears on the Contract)

6.1.5. DESCRIPTION, QUANTITY, UNIT OF MEASURE, UNIT PRICE AND EXTENDED PRICE OF THE

ITEMS DELIVERED.

6.1.6. SMALL BUSINESS, VETERAN OWNED, OR 8A (Indicate on invoice, if applicable)

7. ENCLOSURES:

7.1. Enclosure #1 --- U.S. Navy Towing Manual (SL740-AA-MAN-010-rev4)

8. OPSEC REFERENCE:

1. General security requirements and guidance: The security requirements described below apply to all contract personnel (including employees of the prime Contractor (“Contractor”) and all subcontractor employees) supporting the performance requirements of this contract. The Contractor is responsible for compliance with these security requirements. Questions regarding security matters shall be addressed to the designated Government representative (e.g., Contracting Officer Representative (COR), Requiring Activity (RA) representative, or Contracting Officer (if a COR or other RA representative is not appointed). Contract personnel are critical to the overall security and safety of US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) installations, facilities and activities, and security awareness training contributes to those efforts. The Department of Defense (DoD) and Army security training requirements specified below, if applicable, are performance requirements; all applicable contract personnel shall complete initial training within 30 days of contract award or the date new contract personnel begin performance on the contract. Within five business days from the completion of training, the Contractor shall provide written documentation (e.g., email or memorandum) to the Government representative. The documentation shall include the names of contract personnel trained and which training they completed; the Contractor shall maintain training records as part of their contract files and be prepared to provide copies of training certificates to the Government representative. Contractor personnel and vehicles are subject to search when entering federal installations. Additionally, all contract personnel shall comply with Force Protection Condition (FPCON) measures, Random Antiterrorism Measures (commonly referred to as “RAMs”), and Health Protection Condition (HPCON) measures. The Contractor is responsible for meeting performance requirements during elevated FPCON and/or HPCON levels in accordance with applicable RA plans and procedures -- this includes identifying mission essential and non-mission essential personnel. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the FPCON or HPCON levels at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may implement security changes that affect contract personnel. The Contractor shall ensure all contract personnel are aware of their security responsibilities, including any site-specific requirements identified in local policies or procedures.

3. Physical security and access control requirements: All contract personnel requiring physical access to a federal installation or facility shall comply with the access control procedures of that location.

Contract personnel requiring unescorted access to meet contract performance requirements on a DoD installation in the US shall be vetted by the installation/facility Provost Marshal/Directorate of Emergency Services/Security Office using the National Crime Information Center-Interstate Identification Index (commonly referred to as “NCIC-III”) and Terrorist Screening Database (commonly referred to as “TSDB”). Contract personnel shall comply with all personal identity verification requirements specified in installation/facility policies and procedures. Contract personnel who do not meet requirements for unescorted access to USACE facilities shall coordinate escorted access with the Government representative, as needed. Contract personnel who receive keys, access cards, or lock combinations that provide access to government-owned property shall comply with key and lock control procedures of the RA.

14. Pre-screen candidates using E-Verify Program: Contractors shall comply with the requirements set forth in FAR clause 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification and FAR Subpart 22.18 in using the E-Verify Program at (https://www.e-verify.gov/) (website subject to change) to meet the contract employment eligibility requirements. Contractors are encouraged to cooperate with Federal and State agencies responsible for enforcing labor requirements to include eligibility for employment under United States immigration laws in accordance with FAR 22.102-1(i). An initial list of verified/ eligible candidates shall be provided to the COR no later than three business days after the initial contract award. When contracts are with individuals, the individuals will be required to complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, and submit it to the Contracting Officer to become part of the official contract file.